Selection Context Menu

Selection Context Menu

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Select one or more drawing elements and right-click anywhere in the drawing window to display a context menu. Selection context menus contain some subset of the following list.

Menu Option

Function

When Available

Cut

Deletes an object, but saves it so it can be pasted somewhere else

One or more objects selected

Copy

Does not delete the object, but saves is so it can be pasted somewhere else

One or more objects selected

Copy As

Displays a submenu of choices for copying mathematics into other programs

An expression or formula is selected

Send to Mathematica

Inputs the math to Mathematica when the algebra system is running in another window

An output expression or formula is selected

Paste

Puts whatever has been cut or copied into the current document

Object(s) cut or copied

Delete

Deletes whatever is selected, without saving it.

One or more objects selected

Hide

Makes the selected objects invisible

One or more objects selected

Edit Parameters...

Lets you edit the domain of a polar or parametric function or the parameters of a locus or trace.

A function, locus,  or trace is selected

Arrange

For placing selected objects on top of (bring forward) or underneath (send backward) other objects for easier selection and viewing

One or more objects selected

Constrain (Input)

Displays a submenu identical to the one in the same drop-down menu on the Menu Bar

Geometry selected

Construct

Displays a submenu identical to the one in the same drop-down menu on the Menu Bar

Geometry selected

Calculate (Output)

Displays a submenu identical to the one in the same drop-down menu on the Menu Bar

Geometry selected

Point Properties

Lets you quickly change point color and point size

One or more points selected

Arrow Head

Lets you quickly turn off or change arrow head style of the selected segment(s)

One or more segments selected

Line Properties

Lets you quickly change line color, line style, and line thickness of the selected object(s)

Any of the objects except point, text, and picture selected

Fill Properties

Lets you quickly change color, style, and transparency level of the selected object(s)

Polygon, N-gon, filled circle, filled ellipse, picture or trace selected

Pinned

Lets you quickly pin or unpin the selected object(s)

Text, picture, or expression selected

Text Properties

Lets you quickly change text color, text size, and text style

Text, label,  expression, constraint, or measurement selected

Show Symbol

Lets you quickly turn symbol on and off

A constraint, annotation, or measurement selected

Output Properties

Lets you quickly turn output's name, assumption or intermediate variables on and off

One or more outputs selected

Show Arrowheads

Lets you quickly turn angle symbol's arrowheads on and off

One or more  angle symbol selected

Congruence Style

Lets you quickly change angle style from arcs to tics and vice versa

One or more angle (or congruent angle) annotation selected

Tic / Arc Count

Lets you quickly change the number of tic/arc count to display

One or more angle (or congruent angle) annotation selected

Axes Properties

Lets you quickly turn the labels on the axes on/off or change the number of subdivision or unit to display

One or both axes selected

All Properties. . .

Lets you edit the display properties of the selected object(s)

One or several similar objects are selected

[Convert to Calculation (Output)]

Deletes the selected constraint and calculates the equivalent output

A constraint is selected

[Convert to Constraint (Input)]

Changes the calculation to an input constraint

An output expression is selected

[Convert to Real]

Changes a symbolic output to a real output value

A symbolic output expression is selected

[Convert to Symbolic]

Changes a real output value to a symbolic output expression

A real output value is selected